chopstick rest

- arita-yaki ware -

The actual dishes are a type of Arita-yaki, or Arita ware, traditional Japanese porcelain wares

originating from the town of Arita that have existed since the 1600's,

and were made by professional craftsmen.

* above pictures are showing the production process of Chopstick-rest "Eto collection".

♦ ♦ ♦ ETO-zodiac collection ♦♦♦

Japanese ETO zodiac animals

Japanese Zodiac is based on a 12-year lunar cycle, and each year is represented by character of a different sign of an animal. People born in a certain animal year are believed to have a set of
attributes of that particular animal. These signs are the result of zoning time and direction into twelve blocks, each block being given a name of an animal based on the ancient Chinese concept
that all time shifts based on these twelve units.

☆ Chopstick rest - ETO Collection- ☆

The Japanese zodiac is known as "Eto" or "Junishi" and is adapted from the Chinese zodiac. Now you bring the imagery of this traditional calendar to your daily life with this remarkable
series of Japanese Eto Zodiac Chopstick-rest.

Bean shape indented chopstick rest made of ceramic with a white glaze.